ملف ٢٢٩٧/ ١٩١٩ "تقارير شهرية للمقيمية البريطانية في الخليج الفارسي. ١٩١٢-١٩٢٠." [ظ‎‎٣‎٩‎٧] (١٠٤٤/٧٩٩)

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Condition of
Roads, Telegraph
and Postal Service
and Gendarmerie.
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134. Persian flags have been hoisted on the three buildings occupied by the
Gendarmerie officials.
135. Six of the Tangistanis, who were engaged by the Gendarmerie, ran away
after receiving their pay. The Swedish officers sent one of their officials, an ex-
Customs employe named Mirza Ali Khan, who had been sponsor for them, with three
sowars, to bring them back. He succeeded in arresting three of them, and Zair
Khadhar was said to have promised to send back the remainder. Meanwhile,
Major Brandel is understood to have sequestrated Mirza Ali Khan’s horse, pend
ing the return of the other.
136. Shaikh Shahab (vide paragraph 45), who was recently'dismissed from the
Customs Department, subsequently joined the Gendarmerie, bringing with him
twenty recruits.
137. The Swedish officers have, up to date, enlisted 70 sowars and 140
tofangchis in addition to the 30 sowars brought with them from Shiraz.
138 (a) It was reported during the month that Muhammad Ali Khan, Kash-
kuli, has warned the Khans in strong language against permitting their men to
join the Gendarmerie.
(b) Ahmed Khan of Angali in consequence recalled his son and the 30 men
whom he had sent to Bushire to join the Gendarmerie officers, on the alleged
ground that the contract in regard to their employment had been broken by the
latter.
139. Shaikh Husein of Chahkutah, the Ghazanfar-es-Sultaneh of Borasjun
and Noor Muhammad Khan of Kamaiij, are said to have decided amongst them-
r/ selves not to allow the arms and ammunition referred to in paragiaph 1274, to be
taken to Shiraz, as, it is said, they are doubtful^s to the purpose for which they
are intended.
Miscellaneous. Mirza Mahmud Kazeruni, a Persian merchant, having stood
surety for the continued presence in Bushire of Abdul Rasul, late Kalantar (vide
paragraph 47), the latter was released on 1st February.
Local
ment.
Lingah.
1st January to 28th February.
[Furnished by R. H. New, Esq.].
Govern- 141- A petty quarrel about fishing rights occurred early in February at
Duvvan between the Ale Ali and Jowasim tribes living there, and developed into
a serious disturbance in which the Shaikh Khalfan bin Musabbah Ale Ali, took
an active part by wounding two Jowasimis and imprisoning three of their leading
men. Half the village of Duvvan is in the jurisdiction of the Charak district,
while the other portion, occupied by the Jowasimis is in the Lingah district. On
being released, the leading Jowasimis came to Lingah and reported the incident
to the Deputy Governor, demanding that Khan Bahadur Agha Beder should be
asked to take up their complaint and protect them against oppression by the Ale
Alis. The Deputy Governor offered to use his influence by writing to Shaikh
Khalfan, but the Jowasimis refused and frankly stated that his (the Deputy
Governor’s) influence or intervention was worthless ! The Deputy Governor
eventually appealed to Khan Bahadur Agha Beder to use his influence in settling
the dispute, and the Khan Bahadur informed him that he regretted his inability
to take any part without the orders of the Political Resident or this Vice-
Consulate. It is understood the Deputy Governor referred the matter to his Chief
at Bushire.
In the middle of the month, 70 persons of the Jowasimi tribe left Duvvan
and settled at Mughu and Bustaneh.
142. Ghulam Reza, Kalantar of Khoor (near Lar), arrived with 15 tofangchis
on the 18th February, to open negotiations with the Deputy Governor for the
return of his rifles captured in August 1912 (vide paragraph 815 of 1912).